The Merge

E31 – The plan to fix the US military's industrial base

Mar 3, 2024

Expert Chris Michienzi discusses the US military's plan to revive its industrial base, highlighting challenges in supply chains and manufacturing. The podcast explores the complexities of modern industrial systems, procurement processes, and the importance of collaboration for national security and resilience.

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Christine Michienzi

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Quick takeaways

Recognize urgency in defense strategy for supply chain resilience, focus on metrics for success.

Enhance supply chain visibility to address sole-source supplier risks, innovate data tracking solutions.

Promote ally and onshore sourcing, support small businesses for industrial base innovation and sustainability.

Deep dives

The Need for Urgency in Addressing Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

Urgency is highlighted as a crucial factor for effective defense industrial strategy implementation. The importance lies in everyone recognizing the critical nature of supply chain vulnerabilities, ensuring cohesive efforts without the need to convince each other about the significance of the issue.

Introduction

2min

Ensuring Supply Chain Resilience in National Defense

7min

National Defense Industrial Strategy and Supply Chain Resilience

18min

Challenges and Progress in Military Procurement Processes

2min

Challenges and Opportunities in Defense Industry Supply Chain

12min

Enhancing National Defense Industrial Strategy

11min

Rebuilding Defense Industry for National Security

7min

Analysis of Defense Industrial Base Sector and Data Analytics Potential

3min

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Mike and Jake host Dr. Christine (Chris) Michienzi, supply chain expert and former senior Pentagon executive, on the US government’s recently released National Defense Industrial Strategy—plan to revive its fragile defense industrial base.

With 30 years of experience in this sector, she was recently the Chief Technology Officer for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment. Chris knows all the ins and outs of the woes of the industrial base—she saw the issues first-hand when she led the Pentagon’s efforts to surge munition production lines to support Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 invasion.

Hear just how big the problem is—and how it’s WAY harder to fix than it may sound.

For those interested in #defense #military #business #technology #nationalsecurity #industry #supplychains #logistics

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